What is the YouTube title character limit?

100 characters, though only about 60–70 show in search results.

Is this character counter free?

Yes, with no account and no limit. Counting happens in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.

YouTube character counter

YouTube titles are limited to 100 characters and descriptions to 5,000. Only about 60–70 title characters show in search, and about 150 description characters show above the fold.

of 5,000 on YouTube (description)

0 characters0 words0 lines

YouTube (description)

5,000/ 5,000

X (Twitter)

280/ 280

Bluesky

300/ 300

Threads

500/ 500

Mastodon

500/ 500

Discord

2,000/ 2,000

Instagram

2,200/ 2,200

TikTok

2,200/ 2,200

3,000/ 3,000

4,096/ 4,096

Facebook

63,206/ 63,206

YouTube character limits

YouTube character limits
	Limit
Title	100
Title visible in search	~60–70
Description	5,000
Description above the fold	~150
Tags (total)	500
Comment	10,000

Writing within the YouTube limit

Front-load the keyword in the first 60 characters of the title.
Write the first 150 characters of the description as a summary; that's what shows before 'more'.

How to schedule YouTube videos

Questions people ask

What is the YouTube title character limit?: 100 characters, though only about 60–70 show in search results.
What is the YouTube description character limit?: 5,000 characters.
Is this character counter free?: Yes, with no account and no limit. Counting happens in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Character counters for other networks

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YouTube character counter

YouTube titles are limited to 100 characters and descriptions to 5,000. Only about 60–70 title characters show in search, and about 150 description characters show above the fold.

of 5,000 on YouTube (description)

0 characters0 words0 lines

YouTube (description)

5,000/ 5,000

X (Twitter)

280/ 280

Bluesky

300/ 300

Threads

500/ 500

Mastodon

500/ 500

Discord

2,000/ 2,000

Instagram

2,200/ 2,200

TikTok

2,200/ 2,200

3,000/ 3,000

4,096/ 4,096

Facebook

63,206/ 63,206

YouTube character limits

YouTube character limits
	Limit
Title	100
Title visible in search	~60–70
Description	5,000
Description above the fold	~150
Tags (total)	500
Comment	10,000

Writing within the YouTube limit

Front-load the keyword in the first 60 characters of the title.
Write the first 150 characters of the description as a summary; that's what shows before 'more'.

How to schedule YouTube videos

Questions people ask

What is the YouTube title character limit?: 100 characters, though only about 60–70 show in search results.
What is the YouTube description character limit?: 5,000 characters.
Is this character counter free?: Yes, with no account and no limit. Counting happens in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Character counters for other networks

Write once, fit every network

Tesselith flags YouTube's limit as you compose, lets you tailor each network's version, and schedules them all.

Join the waitlist